Doctor Who - Early Adventures return

In the first release of series five of Doctor Who - The Early Adventures, Vicki and Steven are travelling in the First Doctor's era.

Out for release later this year, Peter Purves, playing both the First Doctor and Steven Taylor, is joined by Maureen O’Brien as Vicki in adventures continuing the black and white era of Doctor Who on audio.

This series of The Early Adventures harks back to Doctor Who's episodic origins, taking the Doctor, Steven and Vicki to brave new alien worlds, as well as visiting the 1930s, and even facing their own past.

David Richardson explains the series five master plan and the involvement of the Daleks in their first Early Adventures tale: “John Dorney suggested David K Barnes to me… and what a find he is. After 54 years of Doctor Who, it’s not easily to find a new slant on a Dalek story… but by golly David has done it almost effortlessly. The Dalek Occupation of Winter is a beautiful piece, so rich in imagery and character – and of course threat…

“The plan for this run was to do a season of 1960s Doctor Who. Of course, we couldn’t manage 48 episodes’ worth – that would have been madness – but we’ve done 16 new episodes with Peter Purves and Maureen O’Brien that all follow on from each other and take the listener on a magical journey through time and space.”

You can pre-order each Early Adventure for £14.99 on CD or £10.99 on download today. Don’t forget that all CD purchases unlock a download option via the Big Finish app and the Big Finish website.

If you can’t wait for the return of The Early Adventures this September, why not catch Steven and Vicki together in action on two previous Early Adventures: The Ravelli Conspiracy by Robert Khan and Thomas Salinsky: